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OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 2

Exodus 30:2

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Its length shall be a cubit,† and its width a cubit. It shall be square, and its height shall be two cubits. Its horns shall be of one piece with it.

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Exodus 30:1–5

1

“You shall make an altar to burn incense on. You shall make it of acacia wood.

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Its length shall be a cubit,† and its width a cubit. It shall be square, and its height shall be two cubits. Its horns shall be of one piece with it.

3

You shall overlay it with pure gold, its top, its sides around it, and its horns; and you shall make a gold molding around it.

4

You shall make two golden rings for it under its molding; on its two ribs, on its two sides you shall make them; and they shall be for places for poles with which to bear it.

5

You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.

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  1. A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters.

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